Chapter one

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Chapter one summary



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Questions :-

1) What Is The Title Of The Reader ? Is It True ?

  • Journey To The Centre Of The Earth . No , Its An Imaginative Story .


2) Who Are The Main Characters ?

  • Axel - Martha - Lidenbrock - Hans And Dr.Fridrikson .-danish scientist


3) Where Did The Story Start ? When ?

  • In Hamburg In Germany . On Sunday In May , 1863 .


4) Who Was Professor Lidenbrock ? Where Did He Work ?

  • A Famous Scientist And Geologist . He Gave Lectures At The University Of Hamburg In Germany .


5) Who Was Axel ?

  • Professor Lidenbrock's Nephew And Assistant .


6) Where Did Axel Live ? Why?

  • With His Uncle , Because His Parents Died .


7) Who Was Martha? Why She Was Worried?

  • The cook , She Was Worried Because Lidenbrock Came Early And His Dinner Wasn't Ready Yet .


8) Who Was Hans ?

  • The Guide to take lidenbrock and axel to the snuffels.


9) Who Was Dr.Fridrikson ?

  • An Icelandic Scientist .


10) What Did Lidenbrock Bring Home? What Was It?

  • An Old Book , It Was a Translation Of An Old Icelandic Book .


11) Who Wrote That Book ? When?

  • Snorri Sturlasson , In The 12 Century .


12) What Did They Find In That Book?

  • A Piece Of Parchment .


13) What Was The Parchment Written In? What Was It?

  • In Runes , The Letters Of The Old Icelandic Alphabet .


14) Why Was Lidenbrock Angry ? Why?

  • Because He Couldn't Read Or Understand The Parchment , Because The Letters Were Mixed Up In A Secret Code .


15) Why Did The Other Scientist Come From All Over The World To Learn From Professor Lidenbrock?

  • Because He Know About The Earth More Than Any Other Scientist .


16) Why Did They Think That The Parchment Was Wroten By He Owner Of The Book?

  • The Parchment Was Newer Than The Book .

  • The Hand Writing Was Different .


17) Why Did Lidenbrock Use The Magnifying Glass?

  • To Make The Letters Bigger .


18) What Was The Name That He Could Read On The Parchment ? Who Was He?

  • Arne Saknussemm ,

  • The Owner Of The Book ,

  • The Writer Of The Parchment ,

  • An Icelandic Scientist Who Made A Great Discoveries In The 16 Century .


19) Who Was Arne Saknussemm ?

  • The Owner Of The Book .

  • The Writer Of The Parchment .

  • He Make Great Scientific Discoveries In Latin .


20) Why Did He Think It Was In Latin ?

  • Because Scientists In The 16 Century Always Wrote About Their Discoveries In Latin .


21) Why Did He Think It Was Written By The Owner Of The Book ?

  • Because The Hand Writing Was Different And The Parchment Was Newer Than The Book .


22) Why Did Lidenbrock Leave The House Angirly ?

  • Because He Couldn't Understand The Parchment .


23) The Book Was More Than 600 Years Old .


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